'Daddy longlegs' definitions:
Definition of 'daddy longlegs'
(from WordNet)
noun
Long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite [syn: crane fly, daddy longlegs]
noun
Spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs [syn: harvestman, daddy longlegs, Phalangium opilio]
Definition of 'Daddy longlegs'
From: GCIDE
- Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
- 1. (Zool.) An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'daddy longlegs'
From: GCIDE
- Phalangoidea \Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see Phalangious) + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Zool.) A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded, segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by trache[ae]. Called also {Phalangides}, {Phalangidea}, {Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea}. [1913 Webster]